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Coal ash liability can be asset for multiple industries
29th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

While State-owned electricity utility Eskom produces more than 34-million tons of coal ash a year, only 7% to 10% is beneficiated, with the remaining material accumulating in dumps scattered across... 


Steel supply company offered ESD opportunity
22nd November 2024

Edenvale-based steel supplier SteelTech Trading is one of two companies that will benefit from a significant enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programme, which has been launched by Astec... 


Delivery of steel bridge sections completed successfully
22nd November 2024

Heavy lifting transportation service provider Mammoet has succeeded in performing the heavy lift and heavy transport of all four New Wear Footbridge steel sections for the project being spearheaded... 


Group against scrapping scrap export tax
22nd November 2024

The electric steel producers of South Africa are calling on government to keep the export tax on scrap steel in place as it helps ensure the viability of greener domestic steel production by... 


Hulamin improves product quality with new hot-edge inductors from Primetals
21st November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Engineering and plant construction company Primetals Technologies has recently signed the final acceptance certificate with aluminium producer Hulamin following the successful installation and... 


Columbus Stainless calls for holistic govt approach to safeguard domestic steel production
15th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Cooperation between the South African government and the steel manufacturing industry is imperative to address the underlying economic and other issues that created the current lack of local demand... 


Sustainable Fitch expands Transition Assessment to mining, steel, cement sectors
15th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Sustainable Fitch, a FitchSolutions company, has launched an expanded Transition Assessment analytical product, through the development of new sector-specific methodologies, covering additional... 


WSP’s digital-first approach played key role in building manganese rail infrastructure for South32
12th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Multidisciplinary professional firm WSP has completed a comprehensive upgrade of diversified miner South32’s manganese rail infrastructure in the Northern Cape. The project was carried out by WPS’s... 


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Aluminium

Carbon-intensive power will hinder local manufacturers

It is anticipated that the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will take effect in 2026, will significantly affect the South African manufacturing sector,... 


Milestone in product tracking technology achieved

Coding and marking systems developer LEIBINGER, together with computer consultants coilDNA, will be presenting a “cutting-edge smart code system” that enables seamless tracking of all parts of... 


New plant to increase manufacturer’s recycling capacities

UK-based aluminium extrusion specialist Exlabesa announced that it would expand its aluminium recycling capacities by implementing an additional continuous homogenising plant from special aluminium... 


Headway made on fire-combating tech, new facility

Ultra-high purity alumina (HPA) and related aluminium materials manufacturer Alpha HPA is making significant headway with its breakthrough technology to combat rising lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery... 


Aluminium imperatives challenging to meet

The South African aluminium industry faces many challenges, including the need for greater recyclability and the push for a greener, more reliable power supply, says semi-finished nonferrous metals... 


South Africa’s scrap recycling lags behind global trends

It is undeniable that aluminium is one of the most recyclable materials in circulation globally, with about 75% of the total 1.5-billion metric tonnes of aluminium generated to date still in use,... 


Hulamin progresses capital investments, as domestic demand remains strong

Aluminium products manufacturer Hulamin says export pricing pressure and market challenges have eroded some of its earnings in the six months ended June 30. The group’s normalised earnings before... 


Artificial demand creating ‘precarious’ scrap market conditions, commentator warns

South Africa's scrap metal sector is overinvested, international trade consultancy XA Global Trade Advisors director Donald Mackay says. "I think we've got a very weird situation, as scrap metal... 


Carbon Steel

Domestic steel industry must improve cost structures, logistics costs to survive

For the South African steel industry to survive, the cost structures must improve across the value chain to position South African primary steelmaking in the lowest quartile of the global steel... 


Steel supply company offered ESD opportunity

Edenvale-based steel supplier SteelTech Trading is one of two companies that will benefit from a significant enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programme, which has been launched by Astec... 


Delivery of steel bridge sections completed successfully

Heavy lifting transportation service provider Mammoet has succeeded in performing the heavy lift and heavy transport of all four New Wear Footbridge steel sections for the project being spearheaded... 


Group against scrapping scrap export tax

The electric steel producers of South Africa are calling on government to keep the export tax on scrap steel in place as it helps ensure the viability of greener domestic steel production by... 


First hot-rolled coil produced at Scaw’s new R5bn Germiston mill

The first hot-rolled coil (HRC) has been produced at Scaw Metals’ Union Junction complex in Ekurhuleni, heralding the reintroduction of competition into South Africa’s flat-steel market. The... 


Afrimat posts 45.4% drop in operating profit after ‘extremely stressful’ first half

Although mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat recorded a year-on-year revenue increase of 44.3%, from R2.8-billion to R4.1-billion for the six months ended August 31, its operating profit... 


China’s steel demand has shrunk to less than half global total

China will account for less than half of global steel consumption in 2024 for the first time in six years, according to the World Steel Association, as the decline in the country’s real estate... 


Africa should embrace smart, advanced manufacturing to add greater value

Africa contributes about 2% of global GDP, but provides about 30% of global raw materials. However, if African manufacturers focus on adopting modern manufacturing technologies and creating smart... 


Other

Value-adding titanium dioxide pigment under development

In an effort to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide pigment, producer Nyanza Light Metals is progressing the construction of a Richards Bay plant to process ilmenite produced... 


Carbon-intensive power will hinder local manufacturers

It is anticipated that the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will take effect in 2026, will significantly affect the South African manufacturing sector,... 


Artificial demand creating ‘precarious’ scrap market conditions, commentator warns

South Africa's scrap metal sector is overinvested, international trade consultancy XA Global Trade Advisors director Donald Mackay says. "I think we've got a very weird situation, as scrap metal... 


Aggressive scrap metal policies should be based on transparent data, not conjecture, expert says

Significant alterations to existing scrap metal regulations and outright bans – albeit temporary – on the trade of certain scrap metals should not be made without access to transparent and accurate... 


Seifsa cites problems with proposed amendments to scrap metal trading laws

Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has criticised the proposed amendments to the Regulations to the Second-Hand Goods Act put forward for... 


New online information hub on South African scrap metal industry launched

A new online platform called MyScrapMatters has been launched, acting as a single centralised hub to provide comprehensive information about the scrap metal industry in South Africa. The aim of the... 


Demand for Krugerrands up as consumers diversify

Financial institution First National Bank (FNB) says it has seen strong demand from clients buying Krugerrands on its trading platforms as consumers embrace alternative asset classes to diversify... 


Cape Town’s Copperheads recover 1.7 t of stolen metal

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it has recovered more than 1.7 t of stolen metal in the nine months between July last year and March this year. This effort was led by the city’s Metals Theft... 


Stainless Steel

Carbon-intensive power will hinder local manufacturers

It is anticipated that the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will take effect in 2026, will significantly affect the South African manufacturing sector,... 


Broad recognition of need for, benefits of, metals industry's transition to a low-carbon pathway, but funding limited

Representatives of South Africa's metals and engineering industry and government have emphasised the need to transition the industry to a low-carbon pathway and discussed the benefits this would... 


ArcelorMittal South Africa works to address skills gap through artisan training

With South Africa facing a critical shortage of skilled and qualified artisans and engineers, steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) fully Quality Council for Trades and Occupations-... 


UK foundry first user of new austenitic steels

British steel foundry Furniss & White has become the first company in the world to manufacture castings using an “innovative new series of high-strength austenitic stainless steels”. Furniss &... 


Supplier launches ecological stainless steel

Metal supplier Swiss Steel Group has successfully launched a new variant of stainless steel that meets the highest ecological standards, Green Steel Stainless+. “This innovative solution... 


Poor consumption drives change in strategy

Steel mill Columbus Stainless notes that apparent yearly consumption of stainless steel continues to decline in South Africa, with Columbus Stainless senior local sales manager Nocwaka Ntshangase... 


Organisation reintroduces awards, promotes sustainability

Celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, the Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has reintroduced the Sassda and Columbus Stainless Awards – with the theme of innovation... 


Quality, training could safeguard the future of the steel sector – Institute

In the face of evolving challenges within the steel industry, the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (Saisc) is taking decisive steps to ensure the sector’s resilience and... 


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